Application of the Bair Hugger™ core body temperature at wrist region with upper body warming blanket: a prospective observational study.

Background: Body temperature monitoring is essential during the perioperative period. However, core body temperature measurement requires invasive device that may cause complications. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of non-invasive Bair Hugger™ core body temperature monitoring system (BHTMS) at the wrist compared with esophageal temperature under general anesthesia.

Supraglottic airway devices as a strategy for unassisted tracheal intubation: A network meta-analysis.

We aimed to compare the effectiveness of supraglottic airway devices as a strategy for unassisted tracheal intubation. Accordingly, we searched the OVID-MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, KoreaMed, and Google Scholar databases to identify all relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on supraglottic airway devices as a strategy for tracheal intubation published until May 2017. The primary outcome was the overall success rate of intubation by the intention to treat (ITT) strategy.

Myoclonic movement after general anesthesia: A case report and review of the literature.

Rationale: Myoclonic movement is a rare side effect after general anesthesia. Since we use various intravenous agents during general anesthesia recently, it is troublesome to find out the exact cause of this neurologic complication.

Patient Concerns: A 31-year-old female patient without any past medical history underwent hip arthroscopic surgery under general anesthesia.

Optimal dose of intravenous oxycodone for attenuating hemodynamic changes after endotracheal intubation in healthy patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Intravenous oxycodone has been used as an adjunct to anesthetic agents. This study aimed to assess the optimal dose of intravenous oxycodone for the attenuation of the hemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation.

Methods: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted.

Palonosetron and Ramosetron Compared for Effectiveness in Preventing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Previous randomized controlled trials have reported conflicting findings on the superiority of palonosetron over ramosetron for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Therefore, the present systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42016038120) and performed to compare the efficacy of perioperative administration of palonosetron to that of ramosetron for preventing PONV. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL to identify all randomized controlled trials that compared the effectiveness of perioperative administration of palonosetron to that of ramosetron.

Dexmedetomidine-Induced Neuroapoptosis Is Dependent on Its Cumulative Dose.

Background: Dexmedetomidine (DEX) has inherent neuroprotective properties that have been attributed to the activation of prosurvival kinases. However, the impact of supraclinical doses of DEX on neuroapoptosis and neuronal viability has not been determined.

Methods: Rat pups and primary neuronal cells were treated with DEX or ketamine (KET) alone or in combination.

Noxious stimulation attenuates ketamine-induced neuroapoptosis in the developing rat brain.

Background: Ketamine induces neuroapoptosis in neonatal rodents. However, these experimental paradigms were performed without concurrent noxious stimulation, a condition that does not reflect the interaction of anesthesia and surgical stimulation. Noxious stimulation with and without concurrent analgesic drugs has been shown to have divergent patterns of neuronal activation and cell death.

The effects of changing from isoflurane to desflurane on the recovery profile during the latter part of anesthesia.

It is not known whether changing from isoflurane to desflurane during the latter part of anesthesia shows early emergence and recovery in long surgery. We therefore evaluated the effects of changing isoflurane to desflurane on emergence and recovery. Eighty-two patients were randomly assigned to receive isoflurane (Group I) or desflurane (Group D) or to change from isoflurane to desflurane anesthesia (Group X).

Spontaneous pneumothorax during laparoscopy-assisted Billroth-I gastrectomy -A case report-.

Pneumothorax associated with a pneumoperitonium in laparoscopic surgery is rare but can cause life-threatening complications. A 62-year-old man was scheduled for a laparoscopy-assisted Billroth-I gastrectomy under general anesthesia. Approximately 70 minutes after insufflating carbon dioxide into the intraabdominal cavity at a pressure of 12 mmHg, the peak inspiratory pressure increased, while the oxygen saturation decreased.

The effects of dantrolene on hypoxic-ischemic injury in the neonatal rat brain.

Background: The pathophysiology of brain damage from hypoxia or ischemia has been ascribed to various mechanisms and cascades. Intracellular calcium overload and a calcium excitotoxic cascade have been implicated. It has been suggested that disturbances of endoplasmic reticulum calcium homeostasis are involved in the induction of neuronal cell injury.